Not even two months into 2016, and the United States has already had many exciting and memorable moments. Wild weather, political rallies, sports championships and more have all been summed up in this collection of photographs.
Some are beautiful. Some are funny. Some are controversial.
But all are America.
Take a look at 2016 so far:
Wearing Western boots with Florida state flags emblazoned on them, Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sits on a bench as he waits to be introduced before speaking at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at The Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A patch of sunlight shines on the Iowa state flag as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town hall at Eagle Heights Elementary School in Clinton, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump laughs as Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum jokes about not being photographed in front of a Trump podium sign at a event in support of veterans at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, shows off a target during a campaign stop at the Crossroads Shooting Sports, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Delaney Anne tries to make a selfie with Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a campaign stop, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Tilton, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Democratic presidential candidates, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talk over each other during the democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Dubuque Regional Airport, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., poses for a selfie during a campaign rally on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leaves after speaking to a crowded room during a campaign stop Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Temple’s Josh Brown celebrates with students who stormed the court after Temple upset SMU, 89-80, in an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Gonzaga’s Domantas Sabonis (11) and BYU’s Nate Austin go after a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell, left, and Georgia Tech guard Travis Jorgenson dive for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Louisville won 75-71. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Boston Celtics’ Jae Crowder reacts after missing a 3-pointer at the buzzer during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. The Nets won 100-97. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Artur Szpilka, of Poland, is knocked down during the ninth round of a WBC heavyweight title boxing match against Deontay Wilder, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in New York. Wilder stopped Szpilka in the ninth round. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton celebrates a touchdown pass during the second half of the NFL football NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Von Miller and the Broncos defense frustrated Cam Newton all game to carry Peyton Manning to his second Super Bowl title with a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. (AP Photo)
Beyoncé performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, center, performs behind the “Curtain of Distraction” during an Oregon State free throw against Arizona State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Driver Nico Walther, foreground, with Marko Huebenbecker, Christian Poser and Eric Franke, of Germany, celebrates after winning the four-man bobsled World Cup race on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Adam McKay, left, kisses Christian Bale as he accepts the award for best comedy for “The Big Short” at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Presenter Aziz Ansari laughs on right (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Flint resident Lorraine Jones pours canned water into a pot in preparation for boiling to cook on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at River Park Apartments in Flint, Mich. After weeks without water being distributed, the residents are finally getting bottled water delivered to their doorsteps for the first time Tuesday as four Flint Housing Commission workers shuttled cases of water throughout the community. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
John Herrington, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics America, walks off stage during a Samsung news conference at CES Press Day at CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A grocery store employee collects shopping carts from a parking lot during a snowstorm, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. Towns across the state are hunkering down during the major snowstorm that hit overnight. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A tractor trailer rig drives during a snowstorm along the Atlantic City Expressway, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, near Atlantic City. Most of the state was facing a blizzard warning from Friday evening until Sunday that called for up to 24 inches of snow, with the deepest accumulations in the central part of the state. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Water and ice floods 12th Ave in North Wildwood, N.J., at the height of the storm on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A winter storm created near record high tides along the Jersey Shore, surpassing the tide of Hurricane Sandy according to North Wildwood city officials. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City via AP)
A man uses cross country skies as he goes down M Street NW in the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in the Georgetown area of Washington. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation’s capital and its largest city. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Snow is cleared along a street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in the wake of a storm that dumped heavy snow along the East Coast. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Trader Leon Montana, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Energy stocks are leading another sell-off on Wall Street as the price of oil continues to plunge. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Women wave as their hair and scarves are blown in the wind from the Marine One helicopter as President Barack Obama leaves the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto Nebraska and Louisiana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Associated Press contributed to this article.